Tables InDesign CS4

Is there a way you can create tables from scratch using InDesign? or do you have to import them? When I import them, it will never fit into the text frame. I tried using the fitting technique, but never fix the problem.
Tables InDesign CS4
With a text cursor active in a text frame, Tables/Insert Table.



Dave
Tables InDesign CS4
Thanks Dave!

The other half, not able to 'fit tables', might also warrant some help.

I presume that you mean the Fit-Content-to-Frame option (or one of its variants). None of these work with tables; they hang happily all out of the frame on the right (and sometimes left) side, and the frame is not aware of it.



This comes from
Resize columns, rows, and tables in the CS4 Help:



%26gt;Holding down Shift while dragging the right table edge will resize all the columns proportionally; holding down Shift while dragging the bottom table edge will resize all rows proportionally.

The Help topic on creating tables is here:

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/InDesign/6.0/WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6f f6a.html